15 ideas
| 1542 | Diogenes of Apollonia was the last natural scientist [Diogenes of Apollonia, by Simplicius] |
| 6602 | Philosophy is like a statue which is worshipped but never advances [Bacon] |
| 489 | Each thing must be in some way unique [Diogenes of Apollonia] |
| 2614 | Modern phenomenalism holds that objects are logical constructions out of sense-data [Ayer] |
| 483 | Start a thesis with something undisputable [Diogenes of Apollonia] |
| 16724 | The senses deceive, but also show their own errors [Bacon] |
| 2615 | The concept of sense-data allows us to discuss appearances without worrying about reality [Ayer] |
| 1544 | Perception must be an internal matter, because we can fail to perceive when we are preoccupied [Diogenes of Apollonia, by Theophrastus] |
| 6603 | Nature is revealed when we put it under pressure rather than observe it [Bacon] |
| 24042 | The older Diogenes said the soul is air, made of the smallest particles [Diogenes of Apollonia] |
| 5995 | Diogenes of Apollonia offered the first teleological account of cosmology [Diogenes of Apollonia, by Robinson,TM] |
| 484 | Everything is ultimately a variation of one underlying thing [Diogenes of Apollonia] |
| 488 | Air is divine, because it is in and around everything, and arranges everything [Diogenes of Apollonia] |
| 486 | Plants and animals can only come into existence if something fixes their species [Diogenes of Apollonia] |
| 485 | Things must retain their essential nature during change, or mixing would be impossible [Diogenes of Apollonia] |